With great weather and the promise that our days will cool off even more
beginning tomorrow, hiking events are in high gear. Again, just check out Celebration of Our Mountains, El Paso Hiking Group, GeoBetty, Guadalupe
Mountains National Park Meetup Group, Las Cruces
& El Paso Adventurists, Peak
Fitness Challenge, High Desert Hikers and Las Cruces Hiking Meetup.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is really popping with
great events. Check them out. Public Information Officer Karl Pierce says, “I
am trying to get all of our interpretive programs onto our Meetup page (www.meetup.com/Guadalupe-Mountains-National-Park-Meetup-Group/)
, Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Guadalupe.Mountains/)
and official web site (www.nps.gov/GUMO/).”
Be sure also to visit Peak
Fitness Challenge.
There’s another Celebration of
Our Mountains beginners hike tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. beginning in NW El
Paso. Led by Master Naturalist Tommy Young, you will see some good fossils
primarily of prehistoric cephalopods. More information here.
If you are a dog lover and you
are looking for a furry hiking buddy, mark your calendar now for Happy
Tails and Happy Trails on Saturday, November 3rd beginning at 9
a.m. at the Tom Mays Unit. I’ve posted the info for this on my neighborhood
association blog. Be sure to click on the image to enlarge and read all of the
information. We just have to find Lambert (and his buds) a home. This event is
yet another great brain-child of Park Ranger Adrianna Weickhardt. Kudos,
Adrianna!
This Saturday if you aren’t out hiking anywhere else, come
to the dedication of the Lost Dog Trail Head (also known as the Redd Road Trail
Head). (Map)
The Borderland Mountain Bike Association
and benefactors have completed improving the trail head with gravel, parking
spots and native Honey Mesquites donated by the West
Texas Urban Forestry Council. Take time to hike or just be at the ribbon cutting
ceremony from Noon to 12:30 p.m. Many of you know this trail head well. What
you may not know is that it takes you into one of the very arroyos which many
have fought to preserve in the Northwest Master Plan. Keeping that arroyo –
that critical riparian corridor – natural is very important not just to
environmentalists but to El Pasoans who love and take advantage of the
recreational opportunities of our outdoors. You can get a sense of the
interconnectivity of these trails by viewing mountain bike
maps and GeoBetty.com
maps.
Remember that Scenic Sunday at Scenic
Drive has changed now to its fall/winter hours. The Drive is closed
to motorists from 7 until Noon each Sunday but open to runners, walkers,
bicyclists, etc. This coming Sunday, follow Rosario Walton on a backwards walk
beginning at 7 a.m. Details here. “The
challenge,” according to Rosario “is to walk the length of Scenic Drive
backwards (2miles about 45 minutes) and return to staring point in a normal
walking fashion.” Backwards walking, a huge sport in Japan and a growing
interest in many European countries, has physical and mental
benefits. Do watch out for rampant, errant Chihuahuas!
Finally, the new High Desert Hikers of Las Cruces have some
great hikes and field trips throughout the week – all based on level of
ability. To learn more and see their schedule, you need to register. So visit the site and take a look.
Excelsior!
Jim H. Tolbert
Publisher, Elpasonaturally and the El Paso Hiker
Leading the way for sustainable living in the El Paso
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